hall

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[edit] English

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[edit] Noun

Singular
hall

Plural
halls

hall (plural halls)

  1. A corridor; a hallway.
    The drinking fountain was out in the hall.
  2. A meeting room.
    The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention.
  3. A manor house.
    The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea.
  4. A building providing student accommodation at a university.
    The student government hosted several social events so that students from different halls would intermingle.
  5. The principal room of a secular medieval building.

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[edit] Albanian

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hall

  1. trouble

[edit] Estonian

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hall, -i

  1. grey (color/colour)

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hall, -i

  1. corridor

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hall, -a

  1. frost

[edit] French

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hall m. (plural halls)

  1. hall

[edit] Hungarian

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  • IPA: /ˈhɒlː/

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From the same Uralic root *kule as Finnish kuulla

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hall

  1. to hear
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[edit] Etymology 2

From English ‘hall’.

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hall (plural hallok)

  1. lounge

[edit] Swedish

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Inflection for hall Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form hall hallen hallar hallarna
Possessive form halls hallens hallars hallarnas

hall c.

  1. lounge
  2. corridor
  3. short for any of the words:
    1. simhall
    2. ishall
    3. sporthall
    4. verkstadshall
    5. mässhall